▸ North-facing 180 m limestone.

▸ Built for roast chicken.

▸ Pear. White flowers. Peach.

From 180-metre, north-facing limestone near Aumelas, this Roussanne blend ferments with native yeasts and rests in barrique and on lees. That mix gives pear, peach and white-flower fruit—handy when someone asks, “What’s new in Languedoc?”

Stéphanie and Philippe Peytavy farm north-facing limestone at around 180 m, one of the cooler corners of Grés de Montpellier. Huis Clos ferments with native yeast and finishes nine months in barrique plus occasional 800-L amphora for definition. The 3,000-bottle run shows pear, fennel and white flowers.